Chapter 4 of The High School Captain of the Team is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The High School Captain of the Team is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Traitor Gets His Deserts Mr. Morton hesitated a moment, ere he trusted himself to speak. "Yes," he murmured. "I fear we all suspect the same young man." "Phin Drayne!" cried Dave, in a voice quivering with anger. "I didn't intend to name him," resumed the coach.
Chapter 4 of The High School Captain of the Team is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading “"I didn't intend to name him," resumed the coach.”
plural of “desert” — arid land with little or no vegetation
From this reading “The Traitor Gets His Deserts Mr. Morton hesitated a moment, ere he trusted himself to speak.”
have in mind as a purpose
From this reading “"I didn't intend to name him," resumed the coach.”
United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
From this reading “The Traitor Gets His Deserts Mr. Morton hesitated a moment, ere he trusted himself to speak.”
a shaky motion
From this reading “"Phin Drayne!" cried Dave, in a voice quivering with anger.”
imagine to be the case or true or probable
From this reading “"I fear we all suspect the same young man."”
someone who betrays his country by committing treason
From this reading “The Traitor Gets His Deserts Mr. Morton hesitated a moment, ere he trusted himself to speak.”
(of persons) worthy of trust or confidence
From this reading “The Traitor Gets His Deserts Mr. Morton hesitated a moment, ere he trusted himself to speak.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Traitor Gets His Deserts Mr. Morton hesitated a moment, ere he trusted himself to speak.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "I fear we all suspect the same young man."
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading "Phin Drayne!" cried Dave, in a voice quivering with anger.
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading "I didn't intend to name him," resumed the coach.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Phin Drayne!" cried Dave, in a voice quivering with anger.
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From this reading "Phin Drayne!" cried Dave, in a voice quivering with anger.
plural of “desert” — arid land with little or no vegetation
From this reading The Traitor Gets His Deserts Mr. Morton hesitated a moment, ere he trusted himself to speak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I didn't intend to name him," resumed the coach.
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From this reading "Phin Drayne!" cried Dave, in a voice quivering with anger.
an old word for “before”
From this reading The Traitor Gets His Deserts Mr. Morton hesitated a moment, ere he trusted himself to speak.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading "I fear we all suspect the same young man."
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading The Traitor Gets His Deserts Mr. Morton hesitated a moment, ere he trusted himself to speak.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Traitor Gets His Deserts Mr. Morton hesitated a moment, ere he trusted himself to speak.
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading The Traitor Gets His Deserts Mr. Morton hesitated a moment, ere he trusted himself to speak.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I didn't intend to name him," resumed the coach.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The Traitor Gets His Deserts Mr. Morton hesitated a moment, ere he trusted himself to speak.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Traitor Gets His Deserts Mr. Morton hesitated a moment, ere he trusted himself to speak.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I fear we all suspect the same young man."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Phin Drayne!" cried Dave, in a voice quivering with anger.
have in mind as a purpose
From this reading "I didn't intend to name him," resumed the coach.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "I fear we all suspect the same young man."
a particular point in time
From this reading The Traitor Gets His Deserts Mr. Morton hesitated a moment, ere he trusted himself to speak.
United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
From this reading The Traitor Gets His Deserts Mr. Morton hesitated a moment, ere he trusted himself to speak.
a form of address for a man
From this reading The Traitor Gets His Deserts Mr. Morton hesitated a moment, ere he trusted himself to speak.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading "Yes," he murmured.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "I didn't intend to name him," resumed the coach.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Phin Drayne!" cried Dave, in a voice quivering with anger.
a shaky motion
From this reading "Phin Drayne!" cried Dave, in a voice quivering with anger.
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading "I didn't intend to name him," resumed the coach.
Identical; not different.
From this reading "I fear we all suspect the same young man."
express in speech
From this reading The Traitor Gets His Deserts Mr. Morton hesitated a moment, ere he trusted himself to speak.
imagine to be the case or true or probable
From this reading "I fear we all suspect the same young man."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Traitor Gets His Deserts Mr. Morton hesitated a moment, ere he trusted himself to speak.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Traitor Gets His Deserts Mr. Morton hesitated a moment, ere he trusted himself to speak.
someone who betrays his country by committing treason
From this reading The Traitor Gets His Deserts Mr. Morton hesitated a moment, ere he trusted himself to speak.
(of persons) worthy of trust or confidence
From this reading The Traitor Gets His Deserts Mr. Morton hesitated a moment, ere he trusted himself to speak.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Phin Drayne!" cried Dave, in a voice quivering with anger.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I fear we all suspect the same young man."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Phin Drayne!" cried Dave, in a voice quivering with anger.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," he murmured.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "I fear we all suspect the same young man."
Chapter 4 of The High School Captain of the Team by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock holds 125 sentences, grouped into 25 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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